Jacquot and the Angel

Date of Reading: 31/05/2007

Author: Martin O' Brien

Publisher: Readers Digest (selected editions)

Place: Australia

Year: 2006

Summary:

Crime 1 : Martner family including Dr. Martner and his wife, their daughter Ilse, her daughter Kippi are murdered in their own house.

Crime 2 : Gilles de Vausigne and his lover Grace Bartolome are killed in a fire. Her husband Guy Bartolome is found dead in his home.

          Daniel Jacquot, the chief inspector takes the case. Marie - Ange Buhl, a psychic girl who can hear voices is his helper. What they uncover is a secret that goes back more than half a century.

          During the war between France and Germany in 1944, Dr. Martner a German doctor was posted in France. Comte de Vausigne's son Albert is in the French defence force; he is loved by two women -- Helene and Sandrine. Helene who later marries Gilles de Vausigne, the step son is disappointed as Albert loves Sandrine. To destroy Sandrine, she secretly transmits the French plans to Germans but fails to keep Albert by her side on that day. Albert is killed and Sandrine escapes.

          Dr. Martner who is aware of this treachery uses the opportunity well to blackmail her. Being tired of this pest, her son Antonine kills the Martners. Helene has come to know of her husband's relationship with Mrs. Bartolome and their decision to marry soon. So she kills them both and also Mr. Bartolome to cover up everything.

Rating: Good

Comment:

           The reference to 'Angel' in the title is a little misleading as I thought the story concerned with some supernatural beings. On the whole this is an OK book.

--- books in Jacquot series:

1) Jacquot and the Waterman (2005)

2) Jacquot and the Master (2007)

3) Jacquot and the Angel (2005)

4) Jacquot and the Fifteen (2007)

5) Confession (2009)

6) Blood Counts (2010)

7) The Dying Minutes (2012)